2020 Neelum Valley avalanche explained

2020 Neelum Valley avalanche
Date:16 Januy 2020
Location:Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Deaths:At least 74
Injuries:several
Cause:Avalanche

In January 2020, at least 74 people[1] [2] were killed and several others were injured in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, after a series of avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall destroyed and buried houses.[3] [4]

A state of emergency was declared for the affected areas.[5] Pakistan Army helicopters flew search and rescue missions for three days.[6] According to Deputy Commissioner of Neelum, Raja Mahmood Shahid, at least 84 houses and 17 shops were destroyed by the avalanches. While, 94 houses and a mosque were partially damaged besides the damage to 19 vehicles, including 10 motorbikes.[7] [8] Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the land sliding and snow-hit victims at Combined Military Hospital in Muzaffarabad.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Naqash . Tariq . Jamil . Nagri . Avalanche kills five soldiers as cold snap toll rises to 109 . DAWN . 16 January 2020 . en.
  2. News: Girl buried in Pakistan avalanche found alive after 18 hours under the snow . ABC News . 15 January 2020 . en-AU.
  3. News: Mughal . Jalaluddin . Abi-Habib . Maria . Masood . Salman . Avalanches Sweep Through Kashmir, Killing Dozens . The New York Times . 14 January 2020.
  4. News: Esfandiari . Sahar . Devastating photos show the effects of snowy avalanches and landslides in Kashmir that killed at least 76 . Insider . 15 January 2020.
  5. News: Avalanche kills dozens in village in Pakistan . Deutsche Welle . 14 January 2020 . en.
  6. News: Rescuers hunt for survivors as Pakistan landslide death toll rises . Reuters . 16 January 2020 . en.
  7. News: Shahid . Saleem . Naqash . Tariq . 93 killed as harsh weather torments country . DAWN . 15 January 2020 . en.
  8. News: Mughal . Amiruddin . Death toll from Neelum Valley avalanche rises to 67 . Samaa . 14 January 2020 . en.
  9. News: Avalanche sweeps through 3 villages in Neelum Valley, 14 dead bodies recovered . Dunya News . 15 February 2020 . en.

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